ZZ Top
American rock band
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| March 2025 | Frank Beard temporarily left the tour due to illness and was replaced by longtime drum technician John Douglas. |
| August 2024 | Kevin Gray used the original stereo master tapes to cut lacquers for a new 180 gram vinyl release. |
| March 2024 | ZZ Top began the second leg of their Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour in Savannah, Georgia, scheduled to end on September 22 in Ridgefield, Washington. |
| March 2 2024 | ZZ Top started the Elevation Tour in Key West, set to continue through November 24, 2024 in Lubbock. |
| July 21 2023 | ZZ Top began the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd in West Palm Beach, which concluded on September 17 in Camden. |
| July 22 2022 | ZZ Top released 'Raw', a live album soundtrack for their 2019 documentary 'That Little Ol' Band from Texas', which was one of their final live albums with Dusty Hill. |
| July 2021 | Frank Beard left ZZ Top's tour after a hip injury, with guitar tech Elwood Francis replacing him on bass. |
| July 28 2021 | ZZ Top announced the death of bassist Dusty Hill at his home in Houston at age 72. |
| March 2021 | Grammy Award ceremony for the documentary nomination was scheduled. |
| November 2020 | The band's documentary was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Film. |
| June 21 2020 | Billy Gibbons expresses interest in having Jeff Beck appear on their upcoming album. |
| April 2020 | Billy Gibbons tells Las Vegas Review-Journal that ZZ Top has been preparing another album. |
| 2019 | The Netflix documentary 'That Little Ol' Band from Texas' was created. |
| 2019 | Released 'Goin' 50', a compilation album commemorating the band's 50th anniversary. |
| April 20 2019 | ZZ Top begins their Las Vegas residency at the Venetian. |
| 2018 | ZZ Top announces a six-day Las Vegas run of shows to be held at the Venetian. |
| 2017 | ZZ Top begins the 2017 Tonnage Tour, but cancels the last few dates due to Frank Beard's declining health. |
| October 2017 | A 180 gram vinyl edition of the album was released, using the original mix. |
| September 9 2016 | ZZ Top releases the live album 'Tonite at Midnight: Live Greatest Hits from Around the World'. |
| August 27 2015 | ZZ Top concludes their North American tour at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, with Blackberry Smoke as the opening act. Jeff Beck joined the band for seven concerts during this tour. |
| March 3 2015 | ZZ Top begins their North American tour at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. |
| 2013 | The original vinyl mix was released on HD Tracks in high-resolution digital download formats. |
| June 2013 | The original album mix was released as part of the box set The Complete Studio Albums (1970–1990). |
| September 11 2012 | ZZ Top releases the album La Futura, produced by Rick Rubin, with the first single 'I Gotsta Get Paid' which was featured in a Jeremiah Weed Whiskey ad and the film Battleship. |
| June 5 2012 | ZZ Top releases the Texicali EP, featuring the first four songs from their upcoming album La Futura. |
| August 2011 | Billy Gibbons announces in an interview that ZZ Top has recorded a new album, initially recorded in Malibu, California, and later in Houston. |
| 2010 | ZZ Top appeared in the 'Gumby with a Pokey' episode of Two and a Half Men. |
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